Hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with thalassaemia syndromes: clinical characteristics and outcome in a long term single centre experience

• Published in: British journal of haematology Vol. 150; no. 2; pp. 245 - 247
• Main Authors: Restivo Pantalone, Gaetano, Renda, Disma, Valenza, Franco, D’Amato, Fabio, Vitrano, Angela, Cassarà, Filippo, Rigano, Paolo, Salvo, Veronica Di, Giangreco, Antonino, Bevacqua, Elvira, Maggio, Aurelio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2010; Blackwell
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - etiology; cirrhosis; Diseases of red blood cells; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; hepatitis C; Hepatitis C, Chronic - complications; hepatocellular carcinoma; Humans; iron overload; Iron Overload - complications; Liver Neoplasms - etiology; Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Metals (hemochromatosis...); Middle Aged; Other diseases. Semiology; Other metabolic disorders; Prognosis; thalassaemia; Thalassemia - therapy; Transfusion Reaction; Tumors; Human; Iron overload; Hemoglobinopathy; Prognosis; Hematology; hepatitis C; Metabolic diseases; Hepatic disease; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Thalassemia; Hemopathy; Iron; Malignant tumor; Long term; Genetic disease; Infection; Liver cancer; Cirrhosis; Hemolytic anemia; Viral disease; Digestive diseases; thalassaemi; Cancer; Viral hepatitis C